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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGN_poolesville_Poolesville-MD.html
Located at the intersection of the two main roads, mid-19th century Poolesville was Montgomery County's second-largest town. Its residents had decidedly secessionist tendencies and many sons fighting for the South. In the fall of 1862, as the Conf…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGM_hyattstown_Clarksburg-MD.html
The roadside village of Hyattstown became the front line when Confederate cavalry stationed to the north in Urbana clashed with Union cavalry reconnoitering from Clarksburg to the south. On the evening of September 8, 1862, Maj. Alonzo W. Adams an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGK_desellum-family-cemetery_Gaithersburg-MD.html
Gravestone Inscriptions James DeSellum // Born June 14 1773 // Died June 27 1847 // Aged 74 years // A useful citizen and sincere Christian. Cathrine DeSellum // Born July 20 1770 // Died June 20 1856 // Aged 88 years // Her Christian virtu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGG_summit-hall-farm_Gaithersburg-MD.html
Summit Hall, a 251-acre ridge-top farm in the heart of Gaithersburg, was officially named and patented in 1857 by John T. and Sarah DeSellum. The topography and 500-foot elevation with its panoramic view has attracted settlers since colonial times…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMG4_gaithersburg_Gaithersburg-MD.html
On Sunday, June 28, 1863, Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart and an estimated 5,000 cavalrymen arrived in Rockville en route to Gettysburg. Armed with a list of Union supporters, Stuart's men planned to arrest John T. DeSellum as he left Presbyterian …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFL_the-spirit-of-wheaton_Silver-Spring-MD.html
[This historical mural depicts the] Graeves Home, 1922; Lieshner Radio Repair, 1948; Little Tavern Cafe, 1950; Hickerson Station & Store, 1925; Getty Farm, 1912. Design and Art Work [by The] Maryland College of Art and Design, Edward Glynn, Pre…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFH_an-ideal-crossing_Poolesville-MD.html
The Potomac River is calm and narrow here, making it an ideal location for a ferry crossing. In 1791 Edwards Ferry began to operate here, connecting Maryland farmers to the Goose Creek Canal in Virginia and to the Leesburg markets. The ferry close…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFF_darnestown_Darnestown-MD.html
On June 25-27, 1863, the Federal Army of the Potomac used two temporary pontoon bridges to cross the Potomac River from Virginia back into Maryland at Edwards Ferry. On the evening and morning of June 27-28, Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart led 5,00…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFE_mt-ephraim-crossroads_Dickerson-MD.html
You are looking at Sugarloaf Mountain, where the running cavalry fight that began in the late afternoon on September 9, 1862, in Barnesville came to a halt. By the next morning, the 7th and 9th Virginia Cavalry had been brought to bay here at the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFD_beallsville_Beallsville-MD.html
On September 9, 1862, the running engagement between Illinois, Indiana, and Virginia cavalry units that began the day before in Poolesville continued in Beallsville when two Federal regiments forced the single regiment of Virginia cavalrymen poste…